Clear Channel: Better Quarter Will Help Short-Term

Clear Channel (CCU) reported better than expected 1Q06 results led by a positive surprise in radio and continued strong growth in outdoor. CCU has easy comps in radio in 2006 and management seemed confident that current trends would hold. Consequently, I think the shares can trade moderately higher in the near-term and will continue to […]

Radio Industry Outlook Hurts Clear Channel

Clear Channel (CCU) shares have given back most the gains which followed the solid 1Q06 guidance the company provided with its 4Q05 earnings report. In my summary of the earnings, I said a brief rally in CCU shares could occur. I didn’t think it would quite this brief. Three issues continue to trouble the shares. […]

Clear Channel: Outlook Improving

Clear Channel (CCU) reported slightly worse than expected 4Q05 earnings with EPS and revenues just short of estimates. However, everyone was expecting a weak 4Q05 so that is not news. The real news is that the company confirmed 1Q06 pacings at 2.9%, better than feared following recent revelations by other operators about 1Q06 guidance. The […]